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APPLICATION FILED OCT-16,1919.

Patented Sept. 20, 1921.

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Specification of Letters Patent` Patented Sept. 20, 1921.

.application filed ctober 16, 1919. Serial No. 330,986.

To all whom. t may concer/n Be it known that l, EDWARD BICKEL, a citizen of the United States, residin in Seattle, in the county of King and tateof Washington, have invented an Improvement in Knock'down Chairs, of which the following description, in connection with the ac'- companying drawings, is a speciiication, like characters on the vdrawings representing like This invention relates to a knock-down chair and has for its ,object to provide a simple, vinexpensive and eflicient chair for general use and especially for use as a piazza, steamer or camp chair, and which is capable of being put together or knocked down in a minimum time, and which in its knockeddown condition can be gathered together into compact form for storage or transportar tion.

The -particular features of the invention will be pointed out in the claims at the'end of this specification.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a chair embodying'this invention.

Fig. 2, a side elevation, and y Fig. 3, a rear elevation of the chair shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4, an underside view of the bottom or seatof the chair, with the corner posts in section.

Fig. 5, a section onl the line 5 5, Fig. 1.

Fig. 6, asection on the line 6-6, Fig. 2.

Fig. 7, a detail of one of the corner posts, and

Fig. 8, a detail of one of the cross bars.

The chair herein shown as'embodying this invention comprises a frame, a seat portion or member and a back portion or member, both ofwhich are detachably secured to the said frame.

The frame comprises four'corner upright members or posts a, b, 0 and d, which are, and may be of the same construction and design, and each of which is provided between its ends with sockets 10, 12, substantially at right angles to each other.

The sockets 10, 12, are preferably madev siightly taperino inwardly to receive the tapering ends or four cross bars 13, 14, 15, 16, two of which as 13, 14, are inserted into sockets 10 of the corner members to form the side bars of the frame and the other two 15, 16, are inserted into the sockets 12 to y forni the rear front Cross bars of said frame.

rlhe cross bars 13, 14, 15, and 16, constitute the support for a removable seat member which may and preferably will be composed of 'flexible material, preferably an upper layer of cloth or other fabric and an under layer 21 of leather, the fabric layer 20 at its opposite sides and at its front end being provided with folded under iaps or extensions 22, 23, 24, which are stitched or otherwise lirmly secured to the upper layer 20 to form loops through which the cross bars 13, 14, 16 are passed as represented in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. The lower layer 21 of leather may be stitched or otherwise-secured to the upper layer 20 and has fastened to it buckles 25 and straps 26, which latter are passed about the rear cross bar 15, as shown in Figs. 4l and 5.

It will thusbe seen that the-seat or bottom member of the chair is detachably secured to and. supportedv by the cross bars of the frame. Y v

The backmember of the chair is also composed of suitable fabric and preferably comprises a front layer of cloth or other fabric -(see Fig. 1) and a rear layer 31 of leather or the like (see Fig. 3). The front layer 30 is provided with side aps or extensions' 32, which arefolded over and secured at their ends to the rear side of the layer 30 to form side loops which are slipped over-the upper portions of bars 33, which are pivotally secured to the upper ends of the rear corner posts a, b, of the chair frame and constltute a support for the removable back member.

The upper ends of the loops 32 may be closed by pieces 34 of leather or like material. The lower portion of the front layer 30 is provided with the side flaps or extensions 35, 36 (see Fig. 3) which are passed about the lower portion ofthe 4bars 33 and are secured together by straps 37 attached to one flap as 35 and buckles 38 attached to the other Hap 36 as shown in Fig. 3. rlhe side bars 33 which constitute the supporting frame for the back mem-ber, .are herem shown as mounted upon pivot p1ns40 and are retained thereon by thumb-nuts 41. i

it will be observed that by disconnecting the straps 37 from the buckles 38, the back member is rendered free to be lifted 0E of, and disconnected from the supporting frame therefor, for when the side flaps 35, 36, are disconnected and moved in front of the bars 33W, the back member can be slipped ed from. the upper ends of 'the hars .33, and if desired the'latter be removed from the Chair llO straps withslits or eyes 45, through which.

frame and longer bars substituted therefor to receive a longer back member when it 1s desired to provide the chair with a back member of suflicient length to support the head of the person using the chair and convert the latter into a reclining or lounging chair.

The chair is provided with side arms pref# erably made as herein shown and consisting of straps 44 of leather or like material, which may be permanently fastened to the upper vends of the rear cornerposts a, and carried over the upper'surfaces of said posts and also over the upper surfaces of the front corner posts c, d, and have their front ends secured to the latter posts by' providing the are extended buttons or like devices 46 on the front side of t'he corner posts c, d, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The upper surfaces of the front corner posts may be provided with channels or grooves indicated by dotted lines 4 7 in Fig.` 2, for the reception of the straps 44, which 13, 14, from the front corner posts and sep arating the corner posts from the front and rear cross bars 15, 16, after which the parts may be gathered together into` compact form and placed lin a suitable bag or case for shipping or storage.)

The chair may be assembled as follows. The rear corner posts are connected together by the cross bar 15. The side bars 13, 14, are inserted through the loops 22, 23, in the seat member and the corner posts b, Z are connected together by the side bar 14. The

front cross bar 16 is inserted through the loop 24 into the socket 12 in the front corner post d. The side bar 13 is inserted into the socket 10 in the' rear corner post a and then the free ends of the side bar 13 and front bar 16 are inserted into the sockets 10, 12, in the front corner post c. The seat member is then strapped to the rear cross bar 15. The back member` 30, 31, is then slipped over the bars 33, and the side extensions 35,

36, passed about the lower portions of the bars 33 and strapped together, after which the straps 44 are buttoned to the front corner posts c, d, toform the arms of the chair.

It will be understood that the seat and back members may be made of any suitable flexible material, either plain or ornamental lmembers provided with sockets, cross bars removablyinserted into said sockets to connect the corner posts together, a liexible seat member provided with loops through which are passed the front and side cross bars, and having'straps to engage the rear cross bar, bars pivoted to the rear corner posts to' form a back supporting frame, a

flexible back member provided with side loops for the reception of the upper portion of said pivoted bars and having side flaps passed about the lower part of said pivoted bars, and provided with straps and buckles to connect the side flaps together, and Hexible side arms connecting the rear and front corner posts.

2. In a knock-downchair, in combination, a frameoomprising upright corner posts or members provided with sockets, cross bars removably inserted into said sockets to conneet the corner posts together, a flexible seat member detachably secured to said cross bars, a back-supportin frame pivoted to the rear corner posts, an a flexible back member detachably engaged with said supporting frame. y

3. In a knock-down chair, in combination, a frame comprising upright corner posts, cross bars detachably secured to said posts to form a seat frame, a seat member detachably secured to said seat frame, a back`y supporting frame pivoted to the rear corner posts, and a back supporting member removably supported vby said back frame.

In testimony whereof,- I have signed my .name to this specification.

EDWARD BICKEL, 

